What about the S5 makes it a big deal? Other than the curved design or whatever

As far as I'm aware, none of the Galaxy S phones have been curved other than the Galaxy Nexus.

Improvements include: Superior hardware over most competition, slightly larger screen size, a more grippy and comfortable battery cover, it's water proof out of the box (no more needing to buy an S4 Active- ALL s5s are waterproof), better display and richer colors/contrast than the HTC M8 and possibly every other phone out there, improved camera (16mp), finger print sensor, new software gimmicks, Android 4.4, 2.5 GHZ processor, AND the premium version is going to be even better with a 2K display.

Still not enough to make me upgrade from my s4 I bought only 10 months ago, though.

Turns out that you CAN root the T-Mobile variant of the S5, same will probably be said about ATT and Sprint, not sure about Verizon. But that is a big plus.

I'm sure people will be able to root their S5s on verizon, but I'll bet you anything the bootloader will be locked, so you can't actually load up custom ROMs. I have that issue with my S4. I feel like android's at a point where all you really need is a custom launcher, anyway, though, so it doesn't bother me as much as it would pre-ICS

I actually kinda like Sense 6 so far I'll keep it for a few days. But I'll probably go back to a custom theme after wards. Really loved the couple of themes I had on my last phone(posted in this thread) but I want something new now for this.

I'm sure people will be able to root their S5s on verizon, but I'll bet you anything the bootloader will be locked, so you can't actually load up custom ROMs. I have that issue with my S4. I feel like android's at a point where all you really need is a custom launcher, anyway, though, so it doesn't bother me as much as it would pre-ICS

The TMO variant is confirmed to have the bootloader UNLOCKED...thats the only way for the root to work and Knox to be tripped. There are screenshots of people using Odin to flash the Chainfire root, and the results on the phone's screen.

Since the root works, next is CWM or TWPR to come out with a recovery for the carrier variants then all is well from that point.

I actually kinda like Sense 6 so far I'll keep it for a few days. But I'll probably go back to a custom theme after wards. Really loved the couple of themes I had on my last phone(posted in this thread) but I want something new now for this.

If you're a fan of more minimalistic themes, I definitely recommend checking out Naxos Flat Round icon pack. It's the longest I've ever used a pack before and I love it.

The TMO variant is confirmed to have the bootloader UNLOCKED...thats the only way for the root to work and Knox to be tripped. There are screenshots of people using Odin to flash the Chainfire root, and the results on the phone's screen.

Since the root works, next is CWM or TWPR to come out with a recovery for the carrier variants then all is well from that point.

Ehh, this is false. My galaxy s4 is rooted with Knox uninstalled (thanks to TitaniumBackup Pro) and my bootloader is still locked thanks to a shitty upgrade from Verizon. I cannot load custom ROMs or a recovery, but I can at least give apps root access